#ifndef _MDynamicsUtil
#define _MDynamicsUtil
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#if defined __cplusplus

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// INCLUDED HEADER FILES

class MObject;
class MStatus;
class MDoubleArray;
class MVectorArray;

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// CLASS DECLARATION (MDynamicsUtil)

//! \ingroup OpenMayaFX
//! \brief Utility class for Maya dynamics 
/*!
	MDynamicsUtil provides utility methods related to Maya dynamics (eg.
	particles and fluids).
*/
class OPENMAYAFX_EXPORT MDynamicsUtil
{
public:

	static bool			hasValidDynamics2dTexture( const MObject& node,
												const MObject& texAttr,
												MStatus* status = NULL );
	static MStatus		evalDynamics2dTexture( const MObject& node,
									const MObject& texAttr,
									MDoubleArray& uCoords,
									MDoubleArray& vCoords,
									MVectorArray* resultColors,
									MDoubleArray* resultAlphas );

protected:
// No protected members
private:
// No private members
};

#endif /* __cplusplus */
#endif /* _MDynamicsUtil */
